By COLlive reporter
In this podcast interview, Moshe Hecht, Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of the online fundraising platform Charidy hosted a philanthropist and a rabbi to reflect on how the new “Charidy Ducks in a Row” contest came about and the benefits it presents.
They discuss typical reservations organizations have about crowdfunding and why they feel crowdfunding can be the answer to all nonprofits. They also discuss what it will take to win, so make sure to listen!
Entrepreneur Eli Nash is an influential philanthropist in life as well as through Charidy as a matcher on multiple campaigns. Rabbi Shneur Kaplan is the rabbi of the Downtown Jewish Center Chabad in Fort Lauderdale and an avid user of the Charidy platform through his organization and over 5 years, has seen consistent growth campaigning year over year on his campaigns.
The idea for the Ducks in a Row competition came about when Nash called Hecht with an idea. He wanted to engage organizations that had not crowdfunded before due to reservations and overall skepticism. Eli further elaborated that 5 years ago he told Rabbi Kaplan that if he wanted to receive his annual gift from him, he would have to run a Charidy campaign. Skeptical at first, he was happily proven wrong and the numbers speak for themselves having raised over a million dollars with the Charidy platform.
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The excitement for the Ducks in a Row competition grew and Charidy is now in partnership with the Meromim Foundation who are providing $15K towards the scholarship. Charidy will also be providing a free campaign to the 3rd winner of the competition.
If you are a first-time crowdfunder primed to launch your first crowdfunding campaign and all you need is a matching grant to get started, apply now! Charidy is here to inspire your community with the leverage of this grant opportunity.
